This article is about students challenging the legality of the
plagiarism-catching site turnitin.com. Their complaint raises some
interesting questions about the legality of such services designed
to fight plagiarism. The main complaint here is that each paper
submitted by students is archived, which the two students in this
case claim is a violation of copyright law. Interestingly, this
case could cause ramifications at educational institutions where
the site is a popular tool among instructors worldwide. Ironically,
copyright law is intended to prevent people from using others'
original works and taking credit for them. However, these
students, who apparently did not plagiarize, may be giving
future generations of plagiarizers a helping hand by challenging
the practices of the plagiarism policing service. The two
students are suing for $150,000 for each of the six papers
published on the site. Those could turn out to be the
most rewarding classes they ever took.
Sunday, April 1, 2007
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